PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development at this site: 77-80 King Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 TP22.

Application details

Planning reference

3617/21

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development at this site: 77-80 King Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 TP22. The subject site encompasses an area of 0.0896 hectares. The development will consist of: The demolition of the existing modern extensions to no. 77, the total demolition of no. 78 and 79 North King Street and the retention and alteration of the protected structures at no. 77 and 80 King Street North to facilitate the construction of a 8.9m - 28m (above ground level) part-3 to part-9 storey 5,818 sq.m. hotel building comprising: (i) linen stores, a luggage store, toilets, and comms room at basement level; (ii) a lobby, reception area, bar/restaurant facilities (including the retention of the existing Cobblestone Public House), toilets, a bar store, housekeeping store, food preparation area, a bin store and switch room at ground floor level; (iii) kitchen, and cold storage area, ancillary offices, staff facilities including locker area, a break area and toilet and shower facilities, at first floor level; (iv) 114-bedrooms arranged over floors 2-9 with maintenance and a cleaners storage areas located at third and fourth floor level; (v) plant room located at fifth floor level; and (vi) lift overrun, plant room and green roofs at roof level. The development also includes the following works to no. 77 and 80 King Street North: No. 77 King Street North - New independent structure to be installed to rear and side of existing original house, existing staircase from ground to second floor to be removed, new opening to be formed in west elevation (former party wall), existing (non-original) openings in west elevation at first and second floor level to be blocked up and hotel bedrooms with En Suite bathrooms to be installed at first and second floor level in the Protected Structure. No 80 King Street North - Existing brick facades (main house and rear outbuilding) to be repaired and restored, stone parapet capping to front and rear of main house to be repaired and restored and new historically accurate timber sliding sash windows with slimline double-glazing to be installed to original window openings front and rear of main house. The development also includes SuDS drainage, piped and other services, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development. The development to be applied for includes a number of buildings on the Dublin City Council Record of Protected Structures including the following: the Cobblestone Pub, no. 77 King Street North, Dublin 7 (ref: 4263) and no. 80 King Street North, Dublin 7 (ref: 4264).

Location / address

77-80, King Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7. D07 TP22

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

1 Oct 2021

Council decision

REFUSE PERMISSION

Council decision date

25 Nov 2021

Appeal lodged

21 Dec 2021

Appeal decision

Appeal withdrawn S.140(1)(a)

Appeal decision date

27 Apr 2022